50 Clinton Street
50 Clinton Street, New York, NY 10002
Lower East Side
BBL 1003447501 · BIN 1090182
- Year built
- 2016
- Type
- Condominium
Every recorded sale at this building, 2017–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,477
- Listing discount
- -0.8%
- Recorded sales
- 55
- On record
- 2017–2026
50 Clinton is a boutique seven-story condominium of 37 residences on a corner the neighborhood knows well — the former site of WD-50, Wylie Dufresne's pioneering avant-garde restaurant. Completed in 2016 to the design of Isaac & Stern Architects with interiors by Paris Forino, it is one of the polished full-service condominiums that arrived as the Lower East Side matured from nightlife district into a genuine residential market, and it remains among the better-finished newer buildings on the east side of the neighborhood.
For buyers, the appeal is the combination of a relatively new, full-service, design-driven condominium with a location at the center of one of Manhattan's most dynamic downtown corridors. Where most of the surrounding stock is pre-war tenement and walk-up, 50 Clinton delivers a 24-hour doorman, a gym, a roof terrace, and a designer finish program — service and specification the neighborhood's older buildings cannot match.
Building operations
50 Clinton runs as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman — a real service level for a 37-unit Lower East Side building. Shared facilities include a fitness center, a roof terrace, and secure bike storage, a package scaled to a far larger building and reserved for a few dozen households.
As a condominium, ownership is flexible: purchases clear through the board's right of first refusal rather than a co-op admissions process, financing is not capped, and pied-à-terre, LLC, trust, and investment purchases are customary. Subletting is materially freer than at a cooperative. For buyers who want a doorman building on the Lower East Side without a co-op board, the condominium structure is central to the appeal.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
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- Sublet policy
- Allowed; 1-year minimum lease term
- Notable fees
- Condo. Buyer working capital contribution = 2 months common charges; app $700; credit $250/applicant; move-in/out $600-$700 fee + $1,000 deposit; closing admin $850; pets on approval
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | 6D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,189 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,472/sf | -10.3% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 1C | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,723 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,448/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,175 sf | $1,750,000 | $1,489/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | PHD | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,096 sf | $2,065,000 | $1,884/sf | -10.2% |
| Nov 15, 2022 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 655 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,985/sf | -1.9% |
| Jul 13, 2022 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,128 sf | $2,130,000 | $1,888/sf | -3.2% |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,142 sf | $2,250,000 | $1,970/sf | +5.1% |
| Oct 6, 2021 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 655 sf | $1,190,000 | $1,817/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,477/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount -0.8% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00344-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the path is lighter than a co-op: a right-of-first-refusal review rather than a board interview, uncapped financing, and broad latitude for pied-à-terre and investment ownership. Diligence here is straightforward for a young, well-built building — review the financials and reserve, and read the offering plan for the specifics of the unit you're considering, since lower-floor, upper-floor, and penthouse homes differ in light and outdoor space.
The reasons to buy are concrete: a full-service doorman building, a designer finish program, a gym and roof terrace, and a prime Lower East Side block within steps of the neighborhood's restaurant, bar, and gallery density. Essex Market and the Essex Crossing retail and cinema complex are a few blocks away, with Target and Trader Joe's nearby and the F and J/M/Z lines at Essex–Delancey close at hand.
What to know if you’re selling
The full-service condominium structure and the Paris Forino design are the marketing core, and they distinguish a home here from the surrounding pre-war stock. The comparable set is recent closings in the building and in the small cohort of newer full-service Lower East Side condominiums — adjusted for floor, light, outdoor space, and finish.
Presentation rewards a building like this: the herringbone floors, casement light, and amenity package photograph well and should anchor the marketing. We benchmark against the right newer-condominium comparable tier rather than the broad neighborhood number, and we lean on the condominium's faster, more predictable closing path — itself a selling point to the flexibility-minded buyer this building attracts.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 50 Clinton, also look at these Lower East Side condominiums and conversions:
- 196 Orchard — Ismael Leyva Architects's 2018 Manhattan condominium
- 7 Essex Street — condominium near Essex Crossing
- 215 Chrystie Street — design-forward Lower East Side condominium
- 183 Chrystie Street — downtown condominium peer
- 38 Delancey Street — Lower East Side condominium nearby
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